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Recycling

Cancer test, plastic recycling win Europe inventor awards

A diagnostic tool to assess the risk of a cancer relapse, machines for plastic recycling, an alternative to toxic ship paint all were among the inventions honoured at the European Inventor Awards on Thursday. Here is a closer look at the prize winners from A…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Nukes

Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstan…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Refugees

She’s Writing

Angelina Jolie is writing. First, TIME magazine announced Jolie was joining the publication as a contributing editor, reporting that she would be writing monthly TV recaps for on various Bravo franchises. Just kidding! Shell be writing pieces primarily on d…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

BUK-Missile

Russia Has its Own Version on MH17 Crash, But No One Listens – Putin

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that is conducting a probe into the crash announced on 18 June the names of four people, three Russians and one Ukrainian, suspected of being involved in the incident, in which 298 people were killed.Russian President Vladim…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Cold War

Images From The Cold War Reveal Glacier Loss In The Himalayas

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Unlike other mountain ranges, like the Alps where glacier loss is well documented for the last 150 years, there is only scarce documentation for the Himalaya, despite hosting the largest ice mass outside…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Censored Internet

Two News Websites Inaccessible in Algeria Amid Protests, Social Media Shutdowns

New York — Independent news websites Tout Sur l'Algérie and Algérie Part have been widely inaccessible within Algeria since June 12, according to local journalists and news reports. The apparently targeted disruption took place amid anti-government protests t…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Julian Assange

Sweden won’t appeal decision not to arrest Assange

A Swedish prosecutor won't appeal a decision not to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain and suspected of rape in Sweden. Interested in WikiLeaks? Add WikiLeaks as an interest to stay up to date on the latest WikiLeaks news,…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Trickle-Down

It’s A Solar Panel For A WAR MACHINE! Wonkagenda for Thurs., June 20, 2019

Morning Wonketariat! Here's some of the things we may be talking about today. A federal judge has ruled that new evidence in the case of the administration's census citizenship questions deserves more consideration. The Fed held interest rates steady yeste…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Alibaba

27 of the most brilliant quotes from Jack Ma, the cofounder of Alibaba and one of the richest people in the world

Jack Ma is one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $US37 billion. In 1999, the Chinese entrepreneur cofounded Alibaba, and 20 years later, the online retailer has half a billion customers and is among the most valuable on th…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Sleek sneaker is made from upcycled car seat leather

Alice + Whittles makes use of high-quality materials that would otherwise go to waste. Whenever I find out about a shoe company making footwear from recycled, upcycled, or biodegradable materials, I get excited. There are not a lot of companies making eco-fr…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Cancer test, plastic recycling win Europe inventor awards

Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions

She’s Writing

Russia Has its Own Version on MH17 Crash, But No One Listens – Putin

Images From The Cold War Reveal Glacier Loss In The Himalayas

Two News Websites Inaccessible in Algeria Amid Protests, Social Media Shutdowns

Sweden won’t appeal decision not to arrest Assange

It’s A Solar Panel For A WAR MACHINE! Wonkagenda for Thurs., June 20, 2019

27 of the most brilliant quotes from Jack Ma, the cofounder of Alibaba and one of the richest people in the world

Sleek sneaker is made from upcycled car seat leather

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